Ghana’s airport tax revenue has dropped by GH₵400 million, missing its 2025 target by about 20 per cent, as the nearly GH₵2 billion projection failed to materialise. Fresh data from the Ministry of Finance, analysed by JoyNews Research, shows the government targeted GH₵1.95 billion in airport tax inflows but realised approximately GH₵1.56 billion, resulting in a GH₵400 million shortfall. This marks the first time since the pandemic year of 2020 that the revenue line has fallen short of its target. Between 2021 and 2024, airport tax collections consistently outperformed expectations, exceeding targets by an average of GH₵300 million annually. A breakdown of the 2025 performance shows the sharpest shortfall occurred in the second half of the year, particularly in the third quarter. While the first quarter exceeded its target by GH₵27 million, revenues dipped by GH₵47 million in the second quarter. The situation worsened in the final two quarters, which recorded a combined shortfall ...